The Holiday (2006)
7/10
Easy viewing, warming and sentimental.
12 January 2024
An American Woman, and a British Woman swap homes for a holiday, both are escaping their lives and relationships, new opportunities await them both.

It's almost a story that could have been lifted from a 1940's black and white flick, it's such a sweet, innocent, almost naive plotline, definitely not a film to be taken too seriously.

The phone scene is the standout moment, Iris is so wonderfully English and polite, Winslet nails it, it's wonderful.

It's really sweet, easy going comedy, it relies heavily on the acting talent, and they all perform, Cameron Diaz and Kate Winslet are both delightful, polar opposites, but both equally lovable.

Both Jude Law and Jack Black are very good, and the sort of roles I don't really associate either with, but both are charming.

It looks really great, I love the location work, and that cottage is to die for.

7/10.
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